Apply · Maven SIDD

Begin where you are.

No previous experience in design is necessary. We ask for enthusiasm and dedication — the twelve modules are built to take you from the first line you draw to a practice of your own.

Entry

No previous design experience

Certificate

Three months taught, then a compulsory internship of at least three months

Advanced Diploma

Six months · nine modules · awarded by Maven SIDD's UK entity

Campuses

Ikeja · Lekki · Abuja · Online

Reply

Within two working days

The process

Speak to admissions

Send the form below, or call the campus nearest you. Tell us which programme you are considering and what you want to design.

Choose programme, campus and belt

Certificate or Advanced Diploma, at Ikeja, Lekki or Abuja, or online. Then the morning or afternoon belt, and the two days that suit your week.

Complete enrolment

The enrolment form and practical materials are payable on application. Tuition follows in two instalments — your place in the belt is held once enrolment is settled.

Bring your pad and begin

You draw in the first session. Twelve modules, then a compulsory internship of at least three months from the school's list.

What we ask of you

Entry is by intent, not by transcript.

Certificate

No previous experience in design

We ask for enthusiasm and dedication. The first four modules assume you have never drawn a plan.

Advanced Diploma

Certificate in Interior Design or equivalent

The Maven Certificate satisfies this. Bring your portfolio — it is read alongside the qualification.

Online Certificate

A laptop and a stable connection

Studied on demand. The CAD and visualisation modules need a machine that can run the software.

Short courses

Open to all

Soft furnishing and finishes run independently of the Certificate for practising decorators and makers.

Fees

Certificate in Interior Design and Decoration

Tuition

Payable in two instalments

₦250,000

Enrolment form

Payable on application

₦30,000

Practical materials

Covers studio materials for the practical modules

₦20,000

UK Advanced Diploma in Interior Design

Tuition

Six months — four months taught, two months final project

₦1,000,000

Enrolment

Payable on application

₦20,000

Fees are the same at every Nigerian campus. The online Certificate is priced separately at ₦100,000.

Speak to admissions before you pay if you intend to continue to the Advanced Diploma — the two programmes are usually planned together.

Your portfolio is your proof.

You leave with drawings, specifications and a defended project — and a compulsory internship of at least three months behind you.

Once you start

Timetable

Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morning belt 9am–12pm, afternoon belt 12pm–3pm. Choose your belt at enrolment.

Class size

An average of ten students. Places in a belt are limited by the table, so early enrolment decides which belt you get.

Assessment

Nine pieces of coursework, a final retail, residential or corporate project presented to a jury, and an examination.

Internship

Compulsory, minimum three months, at a design firm, furniture maker or soft furnishing house. The school provides the list.

What to bring

Sketch pad

A3 or A4. You draw in nearly every session.

Measuring tape

Five metres or more, for survey exercises on site.

Pencils

Graphite and coloured. Rendering by hand is taught before software.

Laptop

Necessary for the CAD and visualisation work in the later modules.

Your application

Tell us what you want to design.

A short paragraph is enough. We read every one, and admissions replies within two working days with the next available belt at your campus.

Email

info@mavensidd.co.uk

Ikeja

+234 812 959 5510

Lekki

+234 903 805 4141

Abuja

+234 812 881 2212

United Kingdom

+44 7719 226956

Hours

Monday–Saturday, 9am–5pm WAT